A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... never so different a bird , will cherish it for her own . A hen followed by a brood of ducks , shall stand affrighted at the edge of the pond , trembling for the fate of her young , which she sees venturing into so dangerous an element ...
... never so different a bird , will cherish it for her own . A hen followed by a brood of ducks , shall stand affrighted at the edge of the pond , trembling for the fate of her young , which she sees venturing into so dangerous an element ...
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... never comes to refresh it . The Arabians assert that the ostrich never drinks ; and the place of its habitation seems to confirm the assertion . In these formidable regions , ostriches are seen in large flocks , which to the distant ...
... never comes to refresh it . The Arabians assert that the ostrich never drinks ; and the place of its habitation seems to confirm the assertion . In these formidable regions , ostriches are seen in large flocks , which to the distant ...
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... never been found beyond the Ganges ; while the cassowary is never seen nearer than the islands of Banda , Sumatra , Java , the Molucca Islands , and the corresponding parts of the continent.2 Yet even here this animal seems not to have ...
... never been found beyond the Ganges ; while the cassowary is never seen nearer than the islands of Banda , Sumatra , Java , the Molucca Islands , and the corresponding parts of the continent.2 Yet even here this animal seems not to have ...
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... never more than one ; and besides this circumstance , the canal which passes from the crop to the gizzard is by one half too small to give passage to such a mass . We used them , in preference to any other stone , to sharpen our knives ...
... never more than one ; and besides this circumstance , the canal which passes from the crop to the gizzard is by one half too small to give passage to such a mass . We used them , in preference to any other stone , to sharpen our knives ...
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... never above six or seven . The pigeon , it is true , which is their prey , never breeds above two at a time ; but then she breeds every month in the year . The carni- vorous kinds only breed annually , and of conse- quence their ...
... never above six or seven . The pigeon , it is true , which is their prey , never breeds above two at a time ; but then she breeds every month in the year . The carni- vorous kinds only breed annually , and of conse- quence their ...
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